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"Whether it was an accident or someone did it on purpose, we don't know."
The royal attendant nodded and said, "Master Hongchen, don't worry. No matter what the cause is, this matter is the responsibility of Prince Guozhong. Mingde Hall and Sun Moon Academy were just unfortunately affected."
"I hope you can cheer up as soon as possible and take charge of the restoration work."
Jing Hongchen nodded in response and concealed all the reasons.
Just as the two were talking, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen rushed in. When they saw the royal worshiper, they were stunned for a moment and then quickly saluted.
The royal attendant smiled and said, "These two are your grandchildren. I hope you will not be affected by this incident and achieve better results in the next competition."
"Master Hongchen, I won't bother you any more."
After saying that, he left the office.
There were no more outsiders in the room, so Xiao Hongchen asked directly, "Grandpa, what happened yesterday?"
Jing Hongchen sighed and told the Hongchen brothers and sisters the truth that he had not told the royal family.
Only then did the Hongchen brothers and sisters realize what a horrific crisis Mingdu had experienced invisibly, and they both felt their minds go blank.
After a long while, Xiao Hongchen said hesitantly, "Grandpa, where is Huo Yuhao?"
Jing Hongchen said solemnly: "I have asked many people, and no one has seen Huo Yuhao after the explosion."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen clasped his hands together and frowned.
Meng Hongchen asked another key question: "Grandpa, those level nine fixed-type soul guide shells of Mingde Hall did not explode. Are they buried underground forever?"
Jing Hongchen sighed helplessly: "No, the entire underground has been blown down, the ground can't bear it at all, digging it up is not a small project."
At this moment, someone rushed in and said in great surprise: "Master, Director Lin has been found."
"what?"
Jing Hongchen immediately stood up from the chair, his eyes shining: "Take me to see him quickly."
Lin Jiayi was placed in a luxurious bedroom, lying on the hospital bed, looking sick, surrounded by a group of senior soul mentors who came to express their condolences.
"Oh my god..." Lin Jiayi groaned in pain.
The people around him kept praising him: "Director Lin, you are really amazing."
They were the ones who were present at the time and learned that Lin Jiayi went alone to the bottom of Mingde Hall to open all the shields. It was his timely operation that saved Mingdu.
Lin Jiayi did not deny it out loud, and from his expression he seemed to enjoy the compliments from others.
Jing Hongchen brought the Hongchen brothers and sisters into the bedroom, and everyone stopped praising them and said respectfully, "Master Hongchen."
"You guys go out first. Jiayi and I want to talk alone." Jing Hongchen sent everyone away.
Lin Jiayi was lying on the hospital bed, pretending to say, "Master Hongchen, I..."
"Okay, stop pretending. Your breathing is so stable, you are not sick at all." Jing Hongchen scolded with a smile, "Well done, Jiayi, you saved Mingdu."
Hearing Jing Hongchen's praise, Lin Jiayi felt a little overwhelmed. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, it wasn't me. I'm afraid someone else saved Mingdu."
Jing Hongchen was stunned and motioned for him to continue.
Lin Jiayichen told Jing Hongchen about what happened when he saw Huo Yuhao and two mysterious masters in the last moments before he fell into a coma.
“It’s actually Huo Yuhao!”
Hearing Huo Yuhao's name, the Hong Chen brothers and sisters were a little surprised.
Jing Hongchen was stunned at first, and then his expression slowly calmed down.
Thinking carefully about Mingde Hall's underground defenses, in fact, the distance was so close that those shields could not withstand the power of the armory explosion.
"Did the Northland Douluo take action?"
Thinking of this, Jing Hongchen suddenly felt extremely relieved.
If it was really the Northland Douluo who successfully prevented the explosion of the underground warehouse, then with his protection, Huo Yuhao should also be safe.
Thinking of this, Jing Hongchen smiled comfortably. But after laughing, his expression returned to being solemn.
“Grandpa, our Sun Moon Team’s opponent in the semi-finals will soon be Huo Yuhao.” At this time, Xiao Hongchen spoke up.
Jing Hongchen asked: "How do you plan to deal with this as the captain?"
This problem seems a bit too complicated. Even he, the head of Mingde Hall, does not know what the optimal solution is for the time being.
On the surface, the universal values of the continent and the people and ministers of Mingdu are all against evil spirit masters, but the Sun and Moon royal family insists on cooperating with evil spirit masters. Now, the Northern Family behind Huo Yuhao has come into conflict with the Holy Spirit Church.
If they use their numbers to bully the minority, the Sun Moon Academy will also be despised like the Tang Sect team.
But at the same time, both the royal mission and the Sun Moon Academy after the explosion urgently need him to win the Soul Master Competition.
This is not only a simple honor and achievement, but also an inspiration and encouragement for everyone after a disaster.
Xiao Hongchen lowered his head and thought for a long time, then said seriously: "Grandpa, I want to choose the same approach as the Tang Sect team."
Jing Hongchen frowned and said, "You mean... we can also use an individual match to decide the winner?"
“Yes.” Xiao Hongchen showed a confident smile on his face. “Grandpa, I may be the person who has fought Huo Yuhao the most times on this continent. I know his abilities too well.”
"Whether it's his mental power or the ultimate ice, I have already figured out how to deal with it."
"If other people are present, they will only hold me back."
While speaking, he also gave a meaningful look to Meng Hongchen who was beside him.
Xiao Hongchen dared to conclude that Huo Yuhao might not be able to defeat the other six people alone, but he could definitely defeat seven people including Meng Hongchen.
Meng Hongchen snorted when he heard this and turned his head away in dissatisfaction.
"But he is already a Soul Emperor now." Jing Hongchen hesitated.
"I broke through to the Soul Emperor level one year earlier than him." Xiao Hongchen said firmly, his eyes full of pride, "Besides, I want to prove in this way that Sun Moon Academy is far superior to Shrek Academy."
Jing Hongchen nodded and said, "Okay, then it's up to you."
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Mingyue Hotel, Holy Spirit Team.
"You said the Son of God hasn't come back yet?"
Ma Xiaotao returned to the room and looked coldly at Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng.
Zhang Peng frowned and nodded slightly.
Ma Xiaotao said calmly: "The semi-finals are coming soon, I hope the Holy Son has some sense of time."
The suite where the Snow Demon Sect is located.
In addition to all the younger generations, Du Bu Si and other elders were also present, but everyone's face looked extremely solemn.
Now there is bad news and good news for Mingde Hall.
The bad news is that Mingde Hall was bombed.
The good news is that the Benti Sect can no longer seize Mingde Hall.
Not only that, the explosion of the armory also had another extremely significant impact on the Body Sect.
Giant Fist Douluo reported solemnly: "Master, it's bad. There was an explosion in the center of Mingdu for unknown reasons, and the underground tunnel we dug collapsed as a result."
Du Bu Si asked in a deep voice: "Did Sun and Moon discover our secret passage and destroy it on purpose?"
Giant Fist Douluo hesitated and said, "It shouldn't be, because Mingde Hall was also completely destroyed in the explosion. There's no need for the Sun Moon Empire to do such a drastic thing, right? It's said that an arsenal in the city exploded by accident."
"This..." Du Bu Si was speechless for a moment and couldn't help but doubt this world.
How could such a coincidence happen? What do the people of the Sun and Moon Empire eat?
Not only was the arsenal placed in the city center, it was also poorly guarded.
He suddenly felt that this world was a little absurd. He never expected that not only did he fail to rob Mingde Hall, but he also lost his escape route.
The expression on the face of this peerless expert who was at the peak of level ninety-eight was not very good.
The reason they dared not break out with Xing Luo and stayed in Mingdu was because of this extremely secret escape passage. Without this secret passage, they would not be able to send the younger generation out of Mingdu safely.
Du Bu Si also fell into the same predicament as Xuan Lao.
He was confident that he could break through the blockade of the Sun and Moon Army, but he could not protect the younger generation of the Body Sect.
"Sect Master, what should we do now?"
Just as Du Bu Si was deep in thought, a majestic voice sounded in the room.
"Old Monster Du, you should have also discovered that the area around Mingdu has been blocked by the Sun and Moon Army, right?"
Everyone in the Body Sect instantly became alert.
The figure of Master Xuan suddenly appeared in the room.
"How about the Body Sect and me, Shrek, unite? If we unite, we will have a better chance of successfully breaking through."
Du Bu Si cursed: "Xuan Zi, now you know how to talk about cooperation? Before, when we, Tianhun Xingluo, approached you, Shrek, for cooperation, didn't you think it was none of your business?"
Xuan Lao said calmly: "Du Bu Si, now is not the time to act rashly. Mingdu has been surrounded by the Sun and Moon armies in the east, south and north, and there are five level nine fixed-type soul guide shells on each side."
"Even if you can break out on your own, can you protect these little brats from the Body Sect?"
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Long Aotian and the others, with his attention especially focused on Huo Qiuer.
The closer he observed, the more he felt that this young man was no ordinary person, and he must take this child with the golden dragon spirit into Shrek.
Du Bu Si's mood was getting worse and worse, and he cursed casually: "Could it be that your people from Shrek deliberately blew up the arsenal in Mingdu in order to force us to cooperate?"
Even Du Bushi himself didn't expect that his casual complaint was actually half right.
But even though he cursed, he also seriously considered Master Xuan's advice.
Du Bu Si narrowed his eyes slightly: "Xu Tianran wants to trap us in Mingdu, isn't he afraid that we will fight him to the death?"
Master Xuan sensed the danger in Du Bu Si's words and was stunned for a moment: "Du Bu Si, are you..."
Du Bu Si said coldly: "I will use the people of Mingdu as hostages to threaten Xu Tianran to disperse the army, otherwise I will release my life-threatening poison in the center of Mingdu."
"Old Monster Du, are you crazy? You will be punished by God if you do this!"
"Master, you absolutely cannot do that!"
Master Xuan and everyone else from the Benti Sect expressed their opposition at the same time and advised in unison.